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NewsletterBy advocating being a 'lazy' project manager I do not intend that we should all do absolutely nothing. I am not saying we should all sit around drinking coffee, reading a good book and engaging in idle gossip whilst watching the project hours go by and the non-delivered project milestones disappear over the horizon. That would obviously be plain stupid and would result in an extremely short career in project management, in fact probably a very short career full stop!
The Art of Productive Laziness
'Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.' Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988)
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Advice on Becoming a PMO / Project Management Assistant
A lot of people want to become a PMO / PMSO (Project Management Support Officer) but it seems like these people are the forgotten voice – to my knowledge there is not much written about becoming a PMO, as a result I decided to write this article.
I believe there are a number of levels of PMO; I will attempt to share what I know about how to get a role at each level, in terms of recruitment, training, benchmark of similar roles/typical CV and anything else I can share.
Career Roadblock?
What can you do when you feel like you've hit a bump on your project manager career path? Here are my thoughts, and I invite you to add your own comments with advice for this professional.
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Are You New to Project Management?
I received an email from someone the other day who is very interested in becoming a project manager. She doesn’t have any experience in the field yet, and wanted some advice on how to proceed. She assumed that the PMP exam is what she should be looking into getting.
She mentioned that she is saving up for a training camp that claims they can train her to pass the PMP exam without project experience. I want to thank her for writing to me and taking action towards her career goals!
Unfortunately, that training camp is engaging in unethical practices. If they are condoning that people take the PMP exam without any work experience as a project manager, that really burns me!
How to Become a Project Manager
Recently I had several occasions to discuss the way one can become a project manager. There’s always a series of typical questions:
• Whether to look within the organization you work in or outside?
• Whether invest to formal exams/titles like PMP?
• Should you focus more on technical aspects of projects or become rather a great organizer.
• How much knowledge and experience is required?
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• Whether to look within the organization you work in or outside?
• Whether invest to formal exams/titles like PMP?
• Should you focus more on technical aspects of projects or become rather a great organizer.
• How much knowledge and experience is required?
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